Akiaga Station

Akiaga Station

安芸阿賀駅
Akiaga Station building in 2008
General information
Location6-chōme-3 Agachūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-0003
Japan
Coordinates34°14′8.8″N 132°36′0.3″E / 34.235778°N 132.600083°E / 34.235778; 132.600083
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)Y Kure Line
Distance62.9 km (39.1 miles) from Mihara
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJR-Y15[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 March 1935 (1935-03-24)
Passengers
FY20192336
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kure
towards Hiroshima
 Kure Line
Local
 Shin-Hiro
towards Mihara
Location
Akiaga Station is located in Hiroshima Prefecture
Akiaga Station
Akiaga Station
Location within Hiroshima Prefecture
Akiaga Station is located in Japan
Akiaga Station
Akiaga Station
Akiaga Station (Japan)
Map

Akiaga Station (安芸阿賀駅, Akiaga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]

Lines

Akiaga Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 62.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■  Y  Kure Line for Takehara and Mihara
2 ■  Y  Kure Line for Kure and Hiroshima

History

Akiaga Station was opened on 24 March 1935. After the Nihori Sea Route ferry was abolished on 1 July 1982, the connection function between Kure's Nigata Port at Nigata Station to Horie Station (Horie Pier) on the opposite shore of the Seto Inland Sea in Matsuyama, Ehime was transferred to Akiaga Station (the port of call for the Kure-Matsuyama Ferry). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2336 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Aga Port
  • Japan National Route 185
  • Kure City Hall Aga Civic Center (Branch)
  • Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University Aga Campus
  • Kure Municipal Kure High School
  • Kure National College of Technology

See also

References

  1. ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  3. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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